Oakley in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Anza Expedition Campsite 101

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 19, 2022

1. Anza Expedition Campsite 101 Marker

Inscription. The 1775-76 expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza made this site their one hundred first camp from Horcasitas, Sonora, Mexico. Anza brought 198 colonists, located for Spain the Presidio of San Francisco and Mission Dolores, and explored the extent of the bay.

On April 3, 1776, Father Font, in his expedition diary, noted that from this point he could see the Sierra Nevada to the east, Sacramento Valley directly ahead, and the Diablo Range to the west.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Hispanic Americans. In addition, it is included in the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1776.

Location. 38° 1.173′ N, 121° 45.036′ W. Marker is in Oakley, California, in Contra Costa County. It can be reached from Bridgehead Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6400 Bridgehead Road, Oakley CA 94561, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific

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Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "...What we see and have before us is not a river, but much water in a pond" (a few steps from this marker); Carquinez Strait (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Migrating Delta (approx. 1.3 miles away); California's Big Water Projects: How Did We Get Here? (approx. 1.3 miles away); The San Joaquin: A River Runs Dry (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dredges (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stopped by Impenetrable Marshes (approx. 1.4 miles away); July 4, Anno Domini, 1951 (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakley.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline, just to the east of the fishing pier.

Also see . . . The 1775-1776 Expedition (The Anza Trail Foundation). A brief overview of the expedition.

Anza Expedition Campsite 101 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 19, 2022

2. Anza Expedition Campsite 101 Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here mounted to a stone monument, with an additional De Anza Expedition marker to its right, and the fishing pier and Antioch ("Nejedly") Bridge to its left, with the San Joaquin River in the background.

(Submitted on January 20, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.